Clothes-hanging bar formed of hinged-together members



March 25, 1924.

J. E-vER'l-r'r CLOTHES HANGING BAR FORMED OF HINGED TGETHER MEMBERS 2Sheets-Sheet 2 .Filed Feb. 1. 19.23

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JAIQES EVER/ITT, @E LONDON, ENGLAND.

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Be it known that L JAMEs Evnrrr'r, subject of the King of Great Britain,residing at 3l Kingly Street, Regent Street, London, W. l, in the countyof London, England, manufacturer, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements in a Clotheslianging BarFormed of Hinged-Together members,of which the following is a speciication.

rlhe invention has reference to a clothes hanging bar of the type formedby two hinged together members the one of which is fixed and the otherarranged to swing up and down from the one end to constitute a rigidlength at one time upon which runners can ride., and at another timereduce the length with all the runners suspended from the liked member.

rlheimfention provides a special construction and operation of catch forholding the members rigidly together as one rigid length and for enabingthe one to swing downwardly upon the other to fold said length. Saidcatch comes automatically into action to hold the members as a rigidleneth by the simple act of swinging the one member upon the othermember, and is hand operated out of action, and the essential featuresof it are a projection or lug having an inclined upper edge and adeclining rear edge, and a swingable link to co-act with this projectionor lug, the latter being applied to the one member and the swingablelink to the other member. Preferably the projection or lug is attachedto the top of the fixed member, and the swingable link pivoted to theswinging` down member.

The declining rear edge operates in conjunction with the link so thatthe two members are held to each other end to end to constitute a singlelength without any looseness.

The invention also includes constructional features by which twoopposite project-ions or lugs are provided, and the link is in the 'termof an elongated loop of stout wire, and also an external shoe to providethe point of hinging of the two members to each other and to strengthensuch hinging and to hold the members so that they line up exactly in atransverse direction when held together to form one rigid length, thisshoe also providing a convenient feature for the attachment of the lugsor projections and for a bracket whereby this end of the fixed Serial.No. @i6-37.

Amember is secured to the top of a wardrobe interior.

A puller out device to the runners can be conveniently provided. Y

rllhe invention is represented by the accompanying drawings.

Fig. l is top-side plan of the fitting extended to lform one rigidlength.

Fig. 2 is an underside plan of l. Figs. .3 and 4; are a side view and aplan of the link separately.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. l, but also showing by dotted linesthe hinged member swung downwardly.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a side elevation and a pian of a part constitutingthe two projections or lugs, one of the attachment brackets, and a stopto prevent the free end of the link falling away 'from the projectionsor lugs when the hinged member swings down.

The tubular fitting is composed of two tubular members a and c hingedtogether at d. Both members are of substantially square cross sectionbut provide a central longitudinal slot e throughout their under wall sothat runners projecting through the slots may ride within the interiorof both tube members and pass quite freely the point where said membersare hinged -to each other; these features all being known.

The tubular member av is rigidly secured to the back and top of aWardrobe interior by the brackets a2, as and the tubular member c isadapted to swing up and down upon a, about the point of hinging CZ, toat one time constitute a single rigid length of tube as shown in Figs.l, 2 and 5, and at anothertime fold as shown by the dotted lines x, 5,to reduce the length and enable the wardrobe door to shut.

To strengthen the hinging of the rtwo tubular members, Yand to causethemto line up truly, particularly transversely, an eX- ternal shoe la isrigidly attached to the fixed member so that the folding member swingswithin its one end 7b2, this shoe admitting free passage of the runnersf.

rlhe catch which is the particular feature of the invention is providedby the pair of projections or lugs z' and the pivoted linkV g. Said lugsform part of a metal piece providing the* bracket a3 and which isrigidly attached to the top of the fixed shoe h.' Said projections orlugs are a pair, and each is the same shape and has an inclined upperedge 2 and a declining rear edge 3, the upi tne ie the rear edgesliwlitly declining edge. rElie piveiereper ed i edge, and rezii'vardlyiroin the upper oted linli e L' said, particularly "lie rear edge i, undooiiiniged stitutes a Coiiplin ineniber 0 endl Seid pivoted link iselongated loop ined 'freni si iut w end g2 being,v piiei vl to diehinged i c and end g nizipted to or inge i, '-,fliieli between the levergA s ei re end "D i li edges z3 the liingf` .i old to vthe position i(`rEhe declining e end or" tli li gege, es shown in 71 und so lield withsides of the .shoe heliV vereely against looseness.

`if''ilheii the hinged iiieinber c is :c the free end oic the link g isheld fer felling away ifi'ori lugs by the stop y Whie-li is icoi'inedpart of the inetzil piece providingl seid A jee-tions or luge and thebreelfet a3, thi emp o touching the top oi" the wardrobe sp -`When thehinged iiienibei c is s Werdly from the dotted position :o

from too the projections or end g3 of the linl; will first u' t. eliiiededges 2 and will zitter .'iirds ill down the e( ges 3 to effectivelyhold t'ie tubular ineinbers n: end c in line es one tidinler length,When the 'uiiners f een be slid along tliekiull length end the gai-nientsei-tee ont end removed.

lt is quite Convenient apply e puller out devioe to the tnbuhi fitting;eine is shown in the forni of i rod length eX- tending` along the top oithe iixed ineinber a; between the projections or lugs z' and through thebracket a3, the freni end j? of' this rod being` fashioned into handle,end

et the beek of all the runners laying new described iny invention Wind;e by Letters Pet lotlies hanging bei;

e hinged ineinber suitable i'or runupon, e projection having ancombining ai' VYo inclined r edge 'e' ly applied to the ul f- *Liedineinber, and e. piioied link epplied to the swifigeble' nieniber toee-iiet with the upper a i l reni' edges of the prothe swingnl'iiie'nber n end to end zuig; lent with elle iii; `,d ineiii i endadapted for hund operation, enel itiully es described.

i elolliee bringing ngen and e hinged iii-einher tieifel upon, e pnelined upper ed rigidly applied to the line nivoted link in the forniol: wire loop hinged by one end to 'the swinneble iiieinber end adaptedby iis other ein to the piiirA of projections 'tor holding the inenibeisin end 'to end ndjiiistinent with each other, substrintirilly described.

3. il ebtlies lieneing bei, combining a lined tubu er ineinber end ehinged tubular fiole runners to tra el upon,

deelinii 'e' 'eetion Yfor holding end liingij'ng' inovenent of thehinged inei'nber, n projection having en inclined upper edge and ndeclining rear edge rigidly applied to the lined ineiibei', end epivoted link zip# plied to the swingeble ineinber and adapted tocooperate with the rear edge of the projection for holding the hingedineinber in end to end alignment with the fixed ineinbei'7 said linkbeing` adapted to be inoved ont of notion by hand end to be moved intonotion automatically by its own iif'eight, substantially described. Y

ln testimony whereof l have hereunto set iny hand. l l

JAMIE S EVER-ITT.

